I never really see these 2 as shipping when they're together. I have a lot in common with Applejack while my mum is somewhat like Rarity (minus the drama queen part). So whenever I see these 2 ponies together I would imagine seeing myself and my mum spending time together - back when we still lived together. Thank you for sharing this, it really makes me happy.

It's the curse of the artist, you tend to hate things that you spend lots of time on because you can see every single flaw that you make. Things that you spend less time on or in which you try new things on you like more because it's fresh, even if it looks worse.